Ghana and Atsu Newcastle add their first goal in the Premier League since 2017 in the thriller in Liverpool

Ghana's ace, Christian Atsu, ended his long quest for a league goal while his Newcastle United side sank 3-2 at home to Liverpool on Saturday. in the English top flight.

The 27-year-old shot a rebound in the net to take the score to 1-1 in the penultimate game, but it was the outside players who had the last laughter at St. James Park.

The goal was his first Premier League goal in 40 games and his first strike since defeating West Ham United in December 2017.

Liverpool was the first to score when Virgil van Dijk scored Trent Alexander-Arnold's corner in 13 minutes.

Atsu tied for Newcastle seven minutes later, scoring a rebound after Alexander-Arnold blocked Salomon Rondon's shot.

Alexander-Arnold was again involved in the third goal of the match, this time helping Mohamed Salah to 2-1 in Liverpool.

Nine minutes after the break, Rondon equalized again for Newcastle, scoring a first shot in the net after the visitors failed to clear a corner.

It looked like the booty was going to be shared until the substitute in the 73rd minute, Divock Origi, scored in the 86th minute to secure a 3-2 win at Liverpool.

The three points temporarily put two points ahead of the Reds at the top of the standings while Newcastle ranks 14th.

Atsu, who has played 27 league games with 14 starts since the start of the season, is expected to retain his starting position in the last game of the Magpies season against Fulham, relegated on May 12.

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His first second consecutive league game since February, Atsu's first place finish on Saturday was due to the absence of injured left winger Miguel Almiron.

At the end of the season, Atsu will travel to the next Africa Cup of Nations with Ghana, where the Black Stars were drawn by chance alongside Cameroon, Benin and Guinea-Bissau in the group. F.